Close, but not quite walking yet

Martin continues to practice walking, but he's still much more comfortable crawling, or, better yet, walking with the assistance of his walker/lawnmower thing. I swear, he could walk to San Antonio with that thing. And because Grandma couldn't quite picture his walker in action, here's some video footage of Martin hauling booty around the park.

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The cool thing about the walker is that Zach has one too, so now the boys can play chicken.

Make your move, Hawaii-boy

We had a rockin' good time when Gabby and her family came to town last week. In fact, we had so much fun that I forgot to take any pictures! Here's a link to Gabby's blog, where you can see some of the pics her much more responsible parents took of the visit.

Summer has pretty much begun here in Texas, complete with hot weather and sunny days. Martin and I have been keeping busy and trying to stay cool. One of our favorite things to do is go for a bike ride. Here's Martin doing his best button mushroom imitation, ready for a ride.

We've got to protect this giant noggin somehow

A budding Lance Armstrong, minus the jerky attitude

Can you tell what Martin's new favorite song is?

The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout...

Martin continues to be very helpful around the house. He's taken to unloading the dishwasher (clean or dirty isn't important, as all the silverware is removed to the kitchens floor), reorganizing our books, and, most recently, Dustbusting.

My sippy cups go on the top shelf only, Mom, remember?

Martin's bottom shelf Dewey Decimal System project

Our next adventure takes us to the Caribbean, for a Roach family reunion aboard the Carnival Valor. That's right, we're off on a cruise, starting this weekend. Finally, the Dread Pirate Stinkfoot will have his day, ruling the high seas and plundering small Caribbean islands. Argh!

Walk the plank, or suffer the barf-iquences!